Yi Jing Hexagram 21 - Line 2

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The hexagram: 21

An hexagram is a combination of six yin and yang lines.

21.2 (21 > 38)
21.2 (21 > 38) - Not being fooled by appearances

One points at a repeat offender but hasn't found the real culprit.

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The trigrams

The trigrams are combinations of three yin and yang lines. The three bottom lines of the hexagram form the lower trigram and represent the inner situation. The three top lines form the upper trigram and represent the outer situation.

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The fire

Lower trigram: The thunder The lake

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The nuclear hexagram: 39.1 (39 > 63)

The nuclear hexagram is the association of the two inner trigrams (lines 2,3,4 and 3,4,5). It represents the root, or the origin of the situation.

39.1 (39 > 63)
39.1 (39 > 63) - Requesting an evaluation

Others resist because one did not check, so one asks a mediator to review one's work.

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The derived (Fan Yao)

The same line number on the mutated hexagram. It reperesents what can be done AFTER to correct the situation described by this line, as a sort of remedy or solution.

38.2 (38 > 21)
38.2 (38 > 21) - Recovering faith

One meets an acquaintance who had moved away.

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The juncture: 37.5

The derived of the reciprocal. It represents what could have been done BEFORE to prevent the situation described by this line, as a sort of remedy or solution.

The reciprocal: 22.5

The hexagram upside down. It represents the opposite situation, and as such is insturmental when validating comments.

22.5 (22 > 37)
22.5 (22 > 37) - Asking for clemency

One wants to rise, and is accepted despite their ineptitude.

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Mutations

21.2 (21 > 38)
21.2 (21 > 38) - Not being fooled by appearances

One points at a repeat offender but hasn't found the real culprit.

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21.1.2 (21 > 64)
21.1.2 (21 > 64) - Making a drama

One offers a show that others don't like.

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21.1.2.3 (21 > 50)
21.1.2.3 (21 > 50) - Filtering the pollution

One unsuccessfully eliminates impurities in the futile hope of reducing risks.

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21.1.2.4 (21 > 4)
21.1.2.4 (21 > 4) - Doing a favor

One knows that they can make others happy by giving them what they ask for.

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21.2.3.4 (21 > 26)
21.2.3.4 (21 > 26) - Cheating to win

One influences the results to avoid accountability.

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21.1.2.3.4 (21 > 18)
21.1.2.3.4 (21 > 18) - Not being where one wanted to be

One has received an invitation that one would have preferred to refuse.

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21.2.5 (21 > 10)
21.2.5 (21 > 10) - Avoiding the showdown

One meets those who want to change one's decision.

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21.1.2.5 (21 > 6)
21.1.2.5 (21 > 6) - Selling at a loss

One uses their resources to make consistent offers.

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21.1.2.3.5 (21 > 44)
21.1.2.3.5 (21 > 44) - Makeshift repair

One patches a part that is useful for the proper functioning of the device.

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21.2.4.5 (21 > 61)
21.2.4.5 (21 > 61) - Resisting envy

One stubbornly rejects a proposal that one considers dishonest.

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21.1.2.4.5 (21 > 59)
21.1.2.4.5 (21 > 59) - Changing gears

One postpones the resolution of a secondary conflict to focus on a much more dangerous threat.

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21.1.2.3.4.5 (21 > 57)
21.1.2.3.4.5 (21 > 57) - Being easy to trouble

One is ranked among those who cannot tolerate the slightest imperfection.

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21.2.6 (21 > 54)
21.2.6 (21 > 54) - Missing the plot

One thinks one has understood everything, but the others show more expertise.

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21.1.2.6 (21 > 40)
21.1.2.6 (21 > 40) - Going around the table

One faces all the decision-makers in order to obtain their agreement to support a project that one is defending.

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21.2.3.6 (21 > 34)
21.2.3.6 (21 > 34) - Preferring leisure to work

One sets one's appointments according to a highly anticipated event.

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21.1.2.3.6 (21 > 32)
21.1.2.3.6 (21 > 32) - Pointing out false statements

One retorts to those who lie in order to deprive them of all illusion of being among the elite.

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21.2.4.6 (21 > 19)
21.2.4.6 (21 > 19) - Supporting one's team

One will tend to do their best if others continue their encouragement.

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21.1.2.4.6 (21 > 7)
21.1.2.4.6 (21 > 7) - Proposing a long-term contract

One can make different proposals to interest those who are not inclined to keep their commitments.

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21.2.3.4.6 (21 > 11)
21.2.3.4.6 (21 > 11) - Respecting human beings

One pays attention to those who have suffered serious harm.

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21.1.2.3.4.6 (21 > 46)
21.1.2.3.4.6 (21 > 46) - Lacking creativity

One admits one's lack of imagination when others show talent.

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21.2.5.6 (21 > 58)
21.2.5.6 (21 > 58) - Leaving in a huff

One submits one's resignation by slamming the door.

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21.1.2.5.6 (21 > 47)
21.1.2.5.6 (21 > 47) - Judging

One criticizes severely a business that one considers to be poised to fail.

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21.2.3.5.6 (21 > 43)
21.2.3.5.6 (21 > 43) - Judging

One is asking for more space to store their equipment.

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21.1.2.3.5.6 (21 > 28)
21.1.2.3.5.6 (21 > 28) - Getting one's hands on irrefutable evidence

One gets by mistake an overwhelming document. One then knows a feeling of doubt.

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21.1.2.4.5.6 (21 > 29)
21.1.2.4.5.6 (21 > 29) - Making a list

One recapitulates so as not to forget anything.

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21.2.3.4.5.6 (21 > 5)
21.2.3.4.5.6 (21 > 5) - Knowing what it's all about

One understands better than others the decisions that need to be made.

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21.1.2.3.4.5.6 (21 > 48)
21.1.2.3.4.5.6 (21 > 48) - Extracting the substance

One succeeds in showing the idea that governs the whole thing to those who were wondering.

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